Rippin' Riders Snowboarding
{{Short description|1999 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Rippin' Riders Snowboarding
| image = Rippin' Riders Snowboarding cover.jpg
| developer = UEP Systems
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|UEP Systems|WW|Sega}}
| series = Cool Boarders
| platforms = Dreamcast
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|August 26, 1999|NA|November 10, 1999{{cite web |author=GameSpot staff |date=November 10, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dreamcast-rippin-riders-ships/1100-2446821/ |title=Dreamcast Rippin' Riders Ships |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000407095611/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/99_11/10_vg_rippin/index.html |archivedate=April 7, 2000 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}|EU|November 12, 1999{{cite web |url=http://www.simplygames.com/hires.product.asp?id=SGD037 |title=Snow Surfers |website=Simply Games |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020620111456/http://www.simplygames.com/hires.product.asp?id=SGD037 |archivedate=June 20, 2002 |url-status=dead |access-date=June 25, 2024}}}}
| genre = Snowboarding
| modes = Single-player
}}
Rippin' Riders Snowboarding, also known as Cool Boarders Burrrn (クールボーダーズ・バーン) in Japan and Snow Surfers in Europe, is a snowboard game developed by UEP Systems, the creators of the Cool Boarders series. It was released in 1999 for the Dreamcast.
Regional differences
Rippin' Riders was originally released in Japan under the name Cool Boarders Burrrn. For the US release, UEP opted to release the Cool Boarders sequel under the name Rippin' Riders Snowboarding. This was due to the U.S. rights to the Cool Boarders name being owned by Sony Computer Entertainment whose 989 Studios (a now defunct division of Sony Computer Entertainment America) published the US releases of Cool Boarders 3 and Cool Boarders 4 for the PlayStation.{{cite web |last=Stahl |first=Ben |date=November 16, 1999 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rippin-riders-review/1900-2540034/ |title=Rippin' Riders Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190051/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rippin-riders-review/1900-2540034/ |archivedate=April 13, 2018 |url-status=live |accessdate=June 16, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Gantayat |first=Anoop |date=November 9, 1999 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/10/rippin-riders |title=Rippin' Riders |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621184627/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/11/10/rippin-riders |archivedate=June 21, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Licata |first=Jonathan |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20521&tab=review |title=Rippin' Riders Snowboarding - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115043746/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=20521&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=February 16, 2017}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| align = left
| GR = 70%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/198481-rippin-riders/index.html |title=Rippin' Riders for Dreamcast |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505063458/https://www.gamerankings.com/dreamcast/198481-rippin-riders/index.html |archivedate=May 5, 2019 |url-status=dead |accessdate=September 5, 2020}}
| Edge = 5/10{{cite magazine |author=Edge staff |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/5/57/Edge_UK_077.pdf |title=Cool Boarders Burrrn |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=77 |date=Autumn 1999 |page=94 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173045/https://retrocdn.net/images/5/57/Edge_UK_077.pdf |archivedate=September 20, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}
| EGM = 6.25/10{{cite magazine |last1=Chou |first1=Che |last2=Smith |first2=Shawn |last3=Hager |first3=Dean |last4=Johnston |first4=Chris |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/6d/EGM_US_125.pdf |title=Rippin' Riders |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=125 |date=December 1999 |page=265 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104161027/https://retrocdn.net/images/6/6d/EGM_US_125.pdf |archivedate=November 4, 2022 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}{{efn|Four critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 7/10, 6.5/10, 5.5/10, and 6/10.}}
| EPD = 6/10{{cite web |last=Pavlacka |first=Adam |date=January 19, 2000 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=1882&full=1#mr_toppy |title=Rippin Riders [sic] |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions Ltd. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020530094533/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=1882&full=1#mr_toppy |archivedate=May 30, 2002 |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}
| Fam = 30/40{{cite magazine |title=ドリームキャスト - COOL BOARDERS BURRRN |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |volume=915 |date=June 30, 2006 |page=50}}
| GI = 7/10{{cite magazine |title=Rippin' Riders |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=80 |date=December 1999}}
| GameFan = 64%{{cite magazine |last=Mosquera |first=Fernando "Lagi" |date=November 2, 1999 |url=http://gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=1474&t=r |title=REVIEW for Rippin' Riders |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000308063843/http://gamefan.com/repre.asp?g=1474&t=r |archivedate=March 8, 2000 |url-status=dead |accessdate=February 16, 2017}}
| GameRev = C{{cite web |author=Dr. Moo |date=November 1999 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/32322-rippin-riders-review |title=Rippin' Riders Review |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918135058/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/rippin-riders |archivedate=September 18, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=September 5, 2020}}
| GSpy = 7/10{{cite web |author=Subskin |date=December 14, 1999 |url=http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/rippinriders/ |title=Rippin' Riders |website=PlanetDreamcast |publisher=IGN Entertainment |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124054745/http://www.planetdreamcast.com/games/reviews/rippinriders/ |archivedate=January 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |accessdate=February 16, 2017}}
| NGen = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Pavlacka |first=Adam |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen61Jan2000/page/n93/mode/2up |title=Rippin' Riders |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=61 |date=January 2000 |page=92 |accessdate=September 5, 2020}}
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The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Adam Pavlacka of NextGen said that the game was "just Cool Boarders on Dreamcast, albeit with a few new tracks and an excellent graphics upgrade. While enjoyable, it's still decidedly average." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.
Four-Eyed Dragon of GamePro said in one review, "Despite the glitches, Rippin' Riders is a game fans of the sport can enjoy."{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/81/GamePro_US_136.pdf |title=Rippin' Riders Snowboarding |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=136 |date=January 2000 |page=108 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708183932/https://retrocdn.net/images/8/81/GamePro_US_136.pdf |archivedate=July 8, 2023 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game 5/5 for graphics, two 4/5 scores for sound and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for control in one review.}} In another GamePro review, Scary Larry said, "A lot of people who played Tony Hawk will find the controls unbearably laborious in Rippin' Riders. But that's not to say that extreme sports fans shouldn't take a look at RR for the Dreamcast. It plays harder than TrickStyle, and is more fun than 1080 - provided you get the controls down right. Otherwise, this game could be a weekend slope rental."{{cite magazine |author=Scary Larry |date=November 27, 1999 |url=http://gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/3333.shtml |title=Rippin' Riders Review for Dreamcast on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029063232/http://www.gamepro.com/sega/dreamcast/games/reviews/3333.shtml |archivedate=October 29, 2004 |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 16, 2024}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game 5/5 for graphics, two 3/5 scores for sound and control, and 4/5 for fun factor in another review.}}
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{{Cool Boarders}}
Category:Single-player video games